"Viech" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /fiːç/ Audio: De-Viech.ogg
Etymology: Doublet of Vieh from Upper German. Hence from Middle High German vihe, from Old High German fihu, from Proto-Germanic *fehu, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”). Etymology templates: {{doublet|de|Vieh}} Doublet of Vieh, {{inh|de|gmh|vihe}} Middle High German vihe, {{inh|de|goh|fihu}} Old High German fihu, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*fehu}} Proto-Germanic *fehu, {{der|de|ine-pro|*peḱu-||livestock, domestic animals}} Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”) Head templates: {{de-noun|n,(e)s,er}} Viech n (strong, genitive Vieches or Viechs, plural Viecher) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n,(e)s,er}} Forms: Vieches [genitive], Viechs [genitive], Viecher [plural], strong [table-tags], Viech [nominative, singular], Viecher [definite, nominative, plural], Vieches [genitive, singular], Viechs [genitive, singular], Viecher [definite, genitive, plural], Viech [dative, singular], Vieche [dative, singular], Viechern [dative, definite, plural], Viech [accusative, singular], Viecher [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (usually derogatory) animal, beast, any kind but especially an insect or pest Tags: derogatory, neuter, strong, usually Synonyms: Biest
    Sense id: en-Viech-de-noun-Gw-JELIQ
  2. (regional, Southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, not pejorative) farm animal; head of livestock (see Vieh) Tags: Austria, Southern-Germany, Switzerland, neuter, regional, strong Categories (lifeform): Livestock
    Sense id: en-Viech-de-noun-BPB8Jz0D Disambiguation of Livestock: 12 88 Categories (other): Austrian German, Regional German, Southern German, Switzerland German, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

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